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Th Old Tow Tm th qurtrly wlttr of th Old Tow Et Nghborhood Aocto (OTENA). OTENA w tblhd 1975. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Th Scod Wddy of ch moth 7-8:30 p.m. Frhou #12, 734 Ok St. ALL ARE WELCOME! OTENA EVENTS CALENDAR Vt th OTENA Evt Cldr t www.oldtowt.org to lr bout othr mtg d ctvt. CONTACT OTENA P.O. Bo 7016 Columbu, OH 43205 Toll-Fr: 1866-234-0414 fo@oldtowt.org Lt tr From th Edtor Fll h lwy b o of our fvort o. Although prg uppod to b th tm to cl out d trt frh, w lwy flt mor lk fll w th tm to gt rgzd. Th hot lzy dy r pd, th holdy r hd d t tm to gt to work. W c ll fd multtud of thg to do roud our hom, but th u w v focud o work th brodr commuty. W rport pt work by hudrd of volutr o vry uccful Tour of Hom d prvw th othr bg ghborhood volutr opportuty, th ul Hot Tm Ftvl. To work OTENA Trut or NEAC Commor rqur om kowldg of th commuty d o w cotu to duct wth th cod of our r o th htory of OTENA d prt two of our zog xplto. Thr xctg w grroot progrm rqurg work by ll of u to dl wth om of our commuty problm. Ad w ot y wy to work for chldr thoud of ml wy through mpl locl ct. So, roll up your lv, rd o d gt to work! 2 ADVERTISE IN THE OTT Bu Crd = $25 1/4 pg = $50 1/2 pg = $75 Full pg = $100 20% dcout for ul (4 u) d plu o tm fr dg coultt rvc. For mor dvrtg formto d to ubmt rtcl, d d lttr to th dtor; -ml to: fo@oldtowt.org OTT EDITORS A Twgg d Bll Shffr GRAPHIC DESIGNER Cdy Wgor Hopk DISTRIBUTOR Mchl St Eml hr t mcwl@ol.com for xtr cop www.oldtowt.org FROM THE PRESIDENT Thk-You OTE Volutr It m lk vry OTT wlttr I rd lk brok rcord courgg rdr to volutr. Th tm t dffrt, td I would lk to thk th my commuty volutr. OTENA uccfully compltd th 30th Tour of hom lt July - thk to th hlp from ovr 200 volutr. Thr r too my to m pcfclly but I would lk to gl out thr - co-chrpro Chrty Wllm d Jff Hmlto who ld th for th frt tm d thr mtor, A Twgg. Bg chrpro vry dmdg rpoblty. Thk you for your ldrhp. I would lo lk to thk th 15+ volutr who dd th mothly grd cl up lt ummr d th fll. Thk to th block wtch volutr group who dly mk our commuty mor cur. Thk to th Old Tow Et bu for cotug to volutr thr rvc. Thk to volutr dtor for th w lttr. Thk to wll th lt dl but I thk my pot md. I ummry, thk to ll of th dffrt typ of volutr for mkg Old Tow Et uch grt plc to lv! Your ffort mk th dffrc. Mtt F
OLDE TOWNE I m vry pld, Aly rlly lt to wht you wt y Old Tow rdt Kr Groh. Mgh, Aly d T Shob Yr ltr, Aly tll tyl hr tr hr Styl Kr rfrrg to th w owr of Vod Hr Dg (formrly Vod Emporum), Aly Bll. Aly took ovr th bu from Gry Whlr ftr h d prtr Td Dyrdk movd to Flord. Aly y h lwy wtd to b tylt. Sh rmmbr chld cuttg ll hr Brb doll hr wll xprmtg o hr yougr tr. by A Twgg Howvr, o mttr how pot, o cot jut put up hgl d trt cuttg hr. Aly ttdd th Oho Stt School of Comtology 1,800 hour cour tht lt btw fft d ght moth, rcvg hr lc to prctc 2009. Th comtology lc clud trg prformg mcur, pdcur d fcl wxg. Aly cm to Vod Emporum (81 Pro Av.) from Sturdy Cltovll h d Gry jut ht t off h y. Wh Gry movd t w turl for hr to rm. Sh xpdd th bu by frt ddg tylt T Shob Wllm whom h mt t chool d th Mgh Stucc, foud through Crg Lt. Sh h md fw chg, otbly ptg urfc brght lvdr d rmg th bu Vod Hr Dg. Th pc dcortd wth orgl, locl rt from th Opl Stck Hou cro th trt. Vod Hr Dg offr th full rg of hr tylg cludg, cut, color, prm, d rlxr. Sh currtly offr pdcur d fcl wxg d pl to offr mcur th r futur wh hr w qupmt rrv. Your truly mpld thr kll rctly wh Mgh gv m pdcur d fcl wxg; I hghly rcommd both. Bc tylg ffordbl wth wom cut d dry prcd t $30.00 d m cut t $20.00. A ddtol rvc pcl vt tylg for wddg, prom or y othr clbrto. Sh lo ll hr cr product, hr fvort bg J Bvrly Hll bcu of thr qulty. For tho trtd buyg locl or who wt turl product h crr Ttfully Drty plt bd hmpoo, codtor d k cr product tht r md Gh wll Moroccol product. Vod bu ot jut from Old Towr, Aly h rgulr clt from ll ovr cludg Powll, Wtrvll, Ryoldburg d v Lodo (Oho ot Egld). Aly y bu kp o mprovg du to ll th w vt brgg folk to Old Tow d h currtly lookg for fourth prtr. Hvg fll lov wth Old Tow, Aly movd hr Mrch. Aly rdg No Hppy Cow h xplor bcomg vgtr. Wlcom to Old Tow, Aly. 3
Do t Shoot By Bll Shffr of th problm th ogog rvtlzto of th r t d drug trffckg d th octd gu volc. A w progrm kg to combt th problm h b prdg through th coutry d ow group of locl rdt r kg to mplmt th progrm our ghborhood. Th Group Volc Rducto Strtgy (GVRS), omtm rfrrd to Oprto Cfr, ow mplmtd ovr 60 jurdcto th coutry vdc-bd volc rducto trtgy tolly rcogzd for crdbl rult; Homcd cottly drop by 60%, drug mrkt dry up, th rlto btw th polc d commut mprov. Th progrm bd o commo d yr of prctcl xprc. Volc troubld ghborhood cud prdomtly by rmrkbly mll d ctv umbr of popl lockd to th group dymc of th trt: gg, drug crw, d th lk. Th trl dymc of th group d th hoor cod of th trt drv volc btw th group d dvdul. Th dvdul tht compr th group typclly cottut l th 0.5 prct of cty populto. GVRS h how tht volc c b drmtclly rducd wh commuty mmbr d lw forcmt jo togthr to drctly gg wth th group d clrly commuct: (1) crdbl morl commuty mg gt volc; (2) crdbl lw forcmt mg bout th coquc of furthr volc; d (3) gu offr of hlp for tho who wt t. To do th, prtrhp of lw forcmt, ocl rvc provdr, d commuty mmbr prt, mtr, gg outrch workr, ghborhood octo, xoffdr, d othr mbld d th gg utd rltohp wth volt group. Th ky momt mplmtg th trtgy cll-, or otfcto : fc-to-fc mtg btw gg mmbr d th trtgy prtr. Th prtr dlvr ky mg to gg mmbr: tht th volc wrog d h to top; tht th commuty d thm lv d out of pro d wth thr lovd o; tht hlp vlbl to ll who wll ccpt t; d tht y futur volc wll b mt wth clr, prdctbl, d crt coquc. Courty Rowld, Ptor Norm Brow d Ptor Bob Wrd rctly vtd Idpol to frthd tht cty mplmtto of th GVRS trtgy. Aftr wtg th rgy, xctmt d commtmt Idpol, th commuty ldr hv bgu th proc of dvlopg mlr trtgy Columbu. Thy hv rcvd th commtmt of umbr of cty offcl d r th proc of orgzg our commuty. Th publc fty trtgy wll ot olv ll th crm our ghborhood. But, f w c gfctly rduc gu volc d op-r drug mrkt t wll llow u to bg workg o othr u. W frt d to top th hootg o ll of u c fl f to com out of our hou d com togthr to work commuty. Th commuty ctvt hv brought thr trtgy to OTENA, NEAC d th locl block wtch. A th orgzg proc cotu, th ldr r kg to prolly gg ll of th ghborhood rdt. Wh cotctd, pl upport thm. If you d lk to kow mor bout th trtgy, go to www.dyc. org d th follow orgzg tool. Or cotct th thr blow: Courty - crowld@cchou.org; Norm orm.brow@ juo.com; Bob rwrd@wowwy.com 4
CUP Of OTENA Rlly I Tht Old (1981-1986) Jut lk tody, rly Old Tow Et homowr wr buy rovtg thr hou d wr curou bout wht vryo l w dog. I 1982 mmbr dcdd to formlz th curoty bout ch othr rovto projct d trtd th frt Rhbltto Tour of Hom. Although th tl udc w to b jut OTENA mmbr, t oo bcm pprt tht th rt of th cty w lo trtd. Th bcm our ul tour of hom, th prmry vt through whch w howc our ghborhood to othr. Erly o OTENA w th pottl tht phycl chg ghborhood could rult dplcmt of locl rdt. Th orgzto ought wy to fotr th formr wthout rultg th lttr. O of th rlt forml ctvt of OTENA w to dopt roluto tht gv hghr prorty to ghborhood mprovmt tht dd t dplc xtg rdt. Th dtl of how th w to b ccomplhd wr corportd 1982 th publcto of th Old Tow Et Rdvlopmt Gudl. Ad jut to rmd ourlv tht ll rly ctvt wr t forml, hgh mdd or log ltg, 1984 OTENA poord ghborhood Etr gg hut Blckbur Prk d 1985, 86 d 87 tgd lv tvty th commuty grd t Ok d Grfld fturg cotumd rdt wll pproprt ml. (If you r trtd rtblhg th trdto, pl lt th trut kow.) A good cup of coff uully mk u fl bttr phyclly t prk u up, chr drry dy, or (f cd) cool dow hot ummr ftroo. Now your cup of jv c mk you fl good othr wy through progrm t Uppr Cup. Mchl d Smo hv prtrd wth o-proft to ll A Cup of Grc coff from Ethop. A porto of th l of A Cup of Grc go to 4gottomor (FNM Ic.). A locl Columbu coupl, Tm d Chryl G wr drw by thr dopto of Ethop chld, to bg workg t th Grc Ctr, chldr chrty Ethop. Whl thr, thy w prtculr d tht mtchd Chryl rlr work wth pcl d chldr t Frkl Couty Chldr Srvc. To fll tht d, th two hv trtd 4gottomor to provd progrm for pcl d chldr Ethop. I commut of xtrm povrty, th chldr r th forgott o. For mor formto go to 4gottomor.org or myupprcupcoff.com. Mwhl, comb good coff wth dog good by purchg A Cup of Grc Ethop Sdmo coff from Uppr Cup. Tm d Chryl wth thr fmly. Th cod 5 yr of OTENA Prdt: 1981-1982 Pt Swhrt 1982-1984 Jol Fll 1984-1986 Tom Lyo Chryl tchg g lqug cl. 5
Succ! Almot 1,000 dvdul cm out o Sudy, July15th to tour twlv xcllt xmpl of th buty d dvrty of Old Tow houg tock. From Brod Strt mo to modr frm fll, Old Tow howd how yo could thrv our urb Columbu ghborhood. Tour gor wr hrd complmtg th wodrful hom, th wlcomg volutr d th mooth tour oprto. Idd, OTENA kow tour! Ejoy th lcto of photogrph from th tour. Old Tow By Bll Shffr It trtd block prty; chgd locto vrl tm; xpdd d lrgd, but Hot Tm rm th frdlt ftvl Columbu. Thk of ld-bck ghborhood gthrg combd wth Comft bfor t w dcovrd by th world. A Sturdy Chldr Prd dow M Strt, collcto of rt cr, mv trt fr, potry lm, upcomg muc wll om of th cty mot wll kow bd, hot Sturdy ght rgg d rock d mllow Sudy ftroo hrtg jzz. 6 Ad th food - om of Columbu bt brbqud rb, jrk chck, tr fry, locl pzz d loclly ourcd burrto wll mouth wtrg ptr d hvd c. All of th ru by ghborhood volutr d prtd t o chrg for your joymt. Pt rdt of Old Tow pl rtur trp o Hot Tm wkd to rcoct wth old frd. Nw rdt dcovr our ghborhood tru dvrty whl thy rlx or jm wth thr ghbor. Alwy th wkd ftr Lbor Dy th yr Sptmbr 7,8,9, o th groud of th Columbu Hlth Dprtmt t th corr of M d Pro. Look for th bg tt. For mor formto go to www.hottmftvl.com 36 yr old d tll gog trog, Hot Tm th jwl th crow of Old Tow.
PUTTING UP SUMMER BOUNTY OTE Humor by Columbu Ml Mrth Too much cor or tomto? Frzg cor o th cob d/or tomto for th wtr mpl: Wth tomto- Blch thm bolg wtr for o mut. Th rmov d plc thm to c bth. Th wll llow th k to ly b rmovd. Oc kd, cut th tomto hlf, rmov ll d d dr coldr. Plc tomto mt to frzr bg d frz. Wth cor - Sm thg but blch for 4-5 mut. No d to cut or rmov d hr. Lv thm o th cob (optol). A vry good wbt : PckYourOw.org d c l ry g p f t r p D ho m r c lour. h th t o f c r t m F to to t h tw r to po t o t, bu d g p p P t r v t d t, w w h o c ru l or t Sw h d w c k o w r r b r t our xt. (O p p y ol t l w c o l to c hp S br or F o d. dr y g ol d f r g pl c o o t d t pt rk po t dr v l d ch mo t. u t w R r. x our gr ly) c, m gv y c lo x c u c k up g u o pp g. d h T or t v. l r t f g t c y - p For, to y g m o c r t w t t h Comc From th Book Sur You C Do It Yourlf BY Brckm 7
Mt Your OTENA TRUSTEE OLD TIMER NEW COMER MIKE SEAMON BARBARA WAHRU CLEVELAND MANDY SMITH Frkl Av. Mdo Av. Frkl Av. HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN OLDE TOWNE? Sc Aprl of 97, OTENA Trurr c 2005. I movd to Old Tow 1994 I movd wth Mchl Octobr of 2011, o t h b roud 9 moth. Ito Th Ar by Jo Krkur WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? Potr Chld: Th Kmb Smth Story. Kmb Smth wt from collg tudt to drug dlr grlfrd to fdrl pro. Now h dtrmd to u hr xprc to tch othr. Ducto Wood by Wllm Horwood. It w our July book club lcto. It out of prt o I hd to rd t hrd bck form, whch md m lov my Kdl v mor. Yoo-Hoo WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK? Wht your fvort drk? Nothg bt hmburgr or hot dog d br. Howvr, I m drkg NA br for th mot prt. I m droppg poud or two. Wtr (borg I kow) but f you r kg lcoholc drk, th t would b W-Slvr Ok Cbrt, Lquor-Vodk ythg, Br-Mllr Lt Trttor Rom o th trp Grdvw WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT? I do t t out much du to cot d th blty to cotrol lt cott. Wh I do I lk Lmo Gr, Th Uo Cfé, Th Id Ov, or, th Supr Sfood Bufft, or Rd Lobtr. B Itl Vctor Vllg. Thy hv grt pto, th bt zucch pptzr, d f thy vr brg bck th chocolt truffl I wll b hv! Fxg thg roud th hou. Spdg tm wth Todd (d Coopr), my fmly d frd! WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? I lov gog to ply d mov documtr, drummg d drum mkg. I lo lk to thk I m hdy wom tht I c fx crt thg. I lk th outdoor, but motly th fll. I lov to dc, wh I c. I lov cookg my thc tyl. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? Frd mk m hppy. I lov to hg out, hr tor d grt hom cookd ml. I lov th ruh o gt ftr grt dy of drummg. Mchl d I c b foud t Md Rvr Mout vry wkd tht w hv ow. I joy kg, h owbordr. I m lo vd rdr d joy gog to book club. Mchl y hoppg ot hobby, but I dgr. My fmly d frd, my dog Stll, my fcé Mchl, my work, my hom, my yrd, my lf 8
IN THE ZONE By Chuck Moor Th th cod r of rtcl bout zog. Wth th Old Tow r thr r vrl ld u dtrct dfd by th zog cod. R3 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. Much of th r boudd by Brod, Mllr, M, d Pro w rzod R3 1993.Th rzog promotd ovrll rducto dty, courgg cotructo d rtorto of gl fmly rdc. Th rzog gld commtmt to courgg fml to buy d rtor our rchtcturl trur. It lo courgd buyr to rduc th umbr of ut gl-fmly rdc tht hd b ubdvdd to multpl dwllg ut. Th mmum lot z rqurmt for R3 5,000 qur ft. R2F ONE OR TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. Much of th r boudd by Log, Tylor, Brod, d I-71, d th r boudd by M, S. Oho, I-70 d Pro w rzod R2F 1973. Lot z rqurmt for R2F r: Cofgurto gl-fmly 6,000 o-tory, two-fmly two-tory, two-fmly Mmum Lot Sz 3,600 q. ft. pr dwllg ut 3,000 q. ft. pr dwllg ut ARLD - APARTMENT/RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY. Th r-wd Modl Ct rzog 1973 rultd th mjorty of th wt porto of th ghborhood bg zod ARLD. Th w pproprt trtol zog bcu of th umbr of prtmt buldg d bcu of th lrg umbr of ubdvdd gl-fmly hom th ghborhood. Ufortutly, th prdomtly commrcl trp o M Strt d o Pro Avu wr cludd th ARLD rzog. Th qutobl zog of th commrcl trp my b lmtg thr rvtlzto bcu pottl dvlopr oft d to rzo. O th othr hd, th d to rzo (or t lt gt vrc) llow publc put tht gv th ghborhood mor cotrol ovr dvlopmt. Th mmum lot z for ARLD 2,500 qur ft pr dwllg ut. ARO - APARTMENT/RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE. Th trp of proprt log Brod Strt w zod ARO 1973 prt of th Modl Ct progrm. Wth fw xcpto, th zog h uccfully prrvd th htorc chrctr of Brod Strt. Thr o lot z rqurmt ARO dtrct; thu ddvtg of ARO c b th xtrmly hgh dt. SOURCES FOR ZONING INFORMATION: Columbu mt GIS-bd zog mp howg proprty zog t: http://g.columbu.gov/o/ Fd your proprty by zoomg d pg, or u thr rch tool. If th dtld zog do t how up, ) mk ur tht you r zoomd clo ough, d b) mk ur tht B Zog chckd th Cott drop-dow box th uppr rght corr of th cr. OTE Block Wtch FAIR AVENUE Th Word Church, outhwt corr of Fr Avu d Wlo 6:30 p.m. Scod Mody of Jury, Aprl, July d Octobr. Cotct: frvubw@otblockwtch.org OHIO - PARSONS Th 12th Prcct Polc Sub-tto 950 M Strt 7p.m. Scod Tudy of ch moth. Cotct ohoprobw@otblockwtch.org SOUTH OF MAIN Th 12th Prcct Polc Sub-tto 950 M Strt 10.m. Frt Sturdy of ch moth. Cotct: outhofmbw@otblockwtch.org For Mor Iformto: http://otblockwtch.org Commuty Lo Offcr: Trry Klou 614-645-1412 or tklou@columbupolc.org FIND THE COLUMBUS ZONING CODE AT: http://lbrry.mucod.com/dx.px? cltid=16219&ttid=35&ttnm=oho 9
2012 OTENA EVENT CALANDER Do t Sy W Dd t Tll You Although mor ctvt wll crtly b forthcomg, th Trut wtd to mk ur tht w ll gt th ul vt o our cldr. Som bft u, om bft othr, om r for volutrg, d om r for fu. Pl to com to thm ll. BIKE THE C-BUS OTENA REST STOP Sturdy Sptmbr 1 10-11 AM HOT TIMES IN OLDE TOWNE FESTIVAL Fr/ St/ Su Sptmbr 7, 8, 9 NOON ON OTENA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wddy Sptmbr 12 7 PM NEAR EAST ROVING Sturdy Sptmbr 15 7 PM OTENA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wddy Octobr 10 NEAR EAST ROVING Sturdy Novmbr 10 OTENA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wddy Novmbr 14 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM Prtg provdd -kd by Ntowd Chldr Hoptl. Th Old Tow Et Nghborhood Aocto proud to b Nghborhood Prtr wth Ntowd Chldr Hoptl. Vw th progr of Ntowd Chldr Hoptl cmpu xpo lv by vtg www.rthcm.com/clt/ch. OTENA HOLIDAY POTLUCK Wddy Dcmbr 12 7 PM Amrc Mdwt Mortgg Corporto PLEASE SHOP YOUR OTE BUSINESSES Dv Chroprctc Smothrd Grvy Rturt AWOL Blck Art Plu Blck Crk Btro Cp Cty Tttoo Crbr Cr Pt Ctr Cobck Studo Cor Ft ET Pul F&W Proprt L Appt Ptr d Cf Ok Strt Mt & Sfood Opl Stck Hou Q-Krdz Brdg Ctr Rplh Sp Co-Op Roco Room Gllry Swt R o M Crry Out Rturt Th Agry Bkr Th Old Fmlr Brbrhop Th Old Tow Tvr Uppr Cup Vod Hr Dg Yllow Brck Pzz CS Gllry Surty Cm 11
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Hppy Hour Mody-Frdy 4-7 pm Apptzr $5 ch Slct mxd drk $3 Spclty Mrt $5 Hou Ifud Mrt $5 Rtd top 10 rturt columbu by th Columbu Dptch! 53 Pro Avu 246-9662 www.blckcrkbtro.com Fturd pclty br of th wk: 12 oz for $3, Lrg for $6 Fturd w of th wk t tt mmum Mody through Thurdy, our chf crt tr pcl vlbl for oly $10. Slcto vry wdly. Btro Ftur r prprd frh dly d potd to our Fcbook pg d Twttr fd. Old Tow Et Nghborhood Aocto P.O Box 7016 Columbu, OH 43205